Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet venture. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the seat belt warning light illuminated continuously. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in recall the federal safety agency campaign id number: 00v228003 (seat belt). The approximate failure mileage was 186,000.
2000 Chevrolet Venture: seat belt won't latch or retract
10 of the 350 complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Venture describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- typical mileage
- 74,000
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 8 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year
What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet venture. While driving 55 MPH, the contact noticed that the air bag indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The failure indicated that both air bags were deactivated. The vehicle was driven to the dealer, but they could not inspect the vehicle because the air bag indicator was not illuminated at the time. The failure continued intermittently; however, the air bag indicator remained illuminated. The vehicle was returned to the dealer and they performed a diagnostic test. The contact was informed that the driver's side seat belt latch assembly was defective. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not under any recalls; therefore, they were not liable for the repairs. The current mileage was 97,000 and failure mileage was 95,000. Updated 3/16/09 *cn the headlight covers fogged up as well. Updated 03/19/09.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet venture. The rear passenger seat belt buckle would not unlock. The passenger was locked in the rear seat belt due to the latch failure. The fire department had to cut the seat belt webbing to release the passenger. The fuel gauge was reading incorrectly. Regardless of the amount of fuel in the vehicle the gauge continuously was reading incorrectly as if the fuel level was full. The current and failure mileage were 132,553.
Vehicle was rear-ended and knocked approximately 39 ft. Driver's seat belt did not lock and driver was thrown about like a rag doll according to witness of accident resulting in head and neck injuries. Drivers seat broke loose on one side.
I've had my seat belt for 2nd row seats fixed several times. The seat belts become lock and wrapped around the seat. The dealer has had to physically remove the seat to get the seat belt to retract. I currently cannot use the seat belt until I get it back into the dealer.
While driving/parking front middle seat belt retractor would not retract back. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
The third rear seat belt locked onto the consumer. The seat belt had to be cut so the consumer could get out of seat belt. *nlm consumer's daughter was injured when seat belt locked.
Air bag light was coming on intermittently; determined to be driver's seat belt pretensioner failure. Replaced under factory warranty.
Airbag light came on; determined to be right seat belt pretensioner failure. Replaced at our expense of $265.41.
While driving 35-40mph, another vehicle turned in front. Was hit twice. Neither air bag deployed. Passenger in rear hit front seat after right seat belt failed to restrain him. Driver hit steering wheel. Sustained broken foot/strained knees/ hairline fracture of te jaw/broken nose, and foot had a displaced bone. Was treated in emergency room. Vehicle was totaled.*ak
Service bulletins that may apply
- Gm: there are seat belt problems: difficulty latching and unlatching buckle
- Second row seat belt will not retract passengers side
- On some vehicles the second row passenger seat belts may experience a condition where the second row...
- Subject regarding proper functioning of the chest strap and the integral child seats
- Subject regarding product safety campaign seat belt buckle corrections and clarification
- Campaign parts bulletin for seat belt buckles that do not meet the pull test requirement
- General motors has decided that certain vehicles have seat belt buckles that do not meet the pull test...
- Excessive lateral movement (side to side) when using certain aftermarket child seats
Related recalls
Seat belts
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
- Risk
- In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the vehicle's safety belt buckle assembly date codes and, if necessary, will replace any safety belt buckle assembly.
Recall number 00V228003 · Recall details
Questions about the 2000 Chevrolet Venture seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 2000 Chevrolet Venture?
10 of 350 owner complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Venture (3%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2000 Chevrolet Venture?
There is 1 recall and 8 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2000 Chevrolet Venture
Airbag light 18Overheating 14Fuel gauge 13ABS 10Stalling 10Headlights 9Wipers 9No deployment 8Door locks 8Won't start 8Fuel pump 7Tire blowout 7Transmission failure 7Fire or smoke 6Engine failure 5
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